Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit
Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Chimney Rock stands 318 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North West Unit, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 27 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.1 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Quarry Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Parkwood Hills Park: 0.7 mi
- Sekapp Orchard: 0.7 mi
- Rochester Youth Baseball Complex: 0.9 mi
- Fuad Mansour Sports Complex: 1.0 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North West Unit: 0.2 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South West Tract: 0.4 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South East Unit: 0.5 mi
- Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, South East Unit: 0.9 mi
- Eastside Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Riverside Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- IBM: 4.1 mi
- 2: 5.9 mi
- 1: 5.9 mi
- 3: 6.0 mi
- Heritage House: 2.2 mi
- Plummer House: 3.2 mi
- Spark: 3.4 mi
- Charles E. Gagnon Museum & Sculpture Garden: 4.1 mi
- Cascade Environmental Science Center: 4.2 mi
- Mayo Civic Center: 1.9 mi
- Ear of Corn Water Tower: 2.6 mi
- Animal Exhibit: 2.7 mi
- 4-H Building: 2.8 mi
- Friendship Inn: 2.8 mi
- Teardrop: 2.0 mi
- Rochester Riverfront Mural: 2.1 mi
- Scoreboard: 3.2 mi
- Mary: 4.1 mi
- Joseph: 4.1 mi
- Quarry Hill Ruins: 0.6 mi
- Matthews Heritage Dome: 2.3 mi
- Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Stone Building: 2.7 mi
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose: 10.0 mi
- Signal Point: 17.9 mi
- Eagle Point: 18.3 mi
- Coyote Point: 18.6 mi
- Foley Mound: 18.6 mi
- Inspiration Point: 18.7 mi
- JHELL Beach: 2.8 mi
- Cascade Lake Beach: 3.7 mi
- Chester Woods Beach: 6.2 mi
- Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Whitewater Falls: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gordon W Yeager Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Rock | E 85° | 318 m | 18.9 mi |
| Coyote Point | E 85° | 316 m | 18.6 mi |
| Inspiration Point | E 87° | 316 m | 18.7 mi |
| Signal Point | E 85° | 310 m | 17.9 mi |
| Eagle Point | E 85° | 310 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:13 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:47 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Intl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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